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BAG OR SATGHEL FRAME.

No. 378,263. Patented f'eb. 21, 1888.

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WILLIAM ROEMER, OF NEVVABK, NEWV JERSEY.

BAG OR SATCHEL FRAME.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 378,263, dated February21, 1888.

(No model.)

To aid whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM ROEMER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Newark, in the county of Essex and State of New Jersey, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in or Satchel Frames; and Ido hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the inven tion, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being hadto the accompanying drawings, and to letters of reference markedthereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to that class of bagframes, shown in my priorapplication, Serial No. 216,312, in which the jaws of the bag arepivoted upon the opposite ends of certain bars or rods disposed at theends of the bags, at the top thereof, so that there is formed, when thejaws are open, a very wide passage to the pocket or chamber in the bagequal to'or approximating in length and breadth the length and breadthof the bag-body.

The object of this invention is to reduce the cost of manufacture, tofacilitate the construction, and to secure certain effects of finish notcommon to other bags now in the market.

lhe invention consists in the combination and arrangement of parts,substantially as will be hereinafter set forth. I

Referring to the accompanying drawings, comprised in three sheets, inwhich like letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in each ofthe several figures, Figure 1 is a side.

elevation of the improved bag, showing the jaws closed. Fig. 2- is aplan of the frame detached from the body material, said jaws being open.Fig. 8, Sheet 3, is a plan of said jaws in their closed relation andseparate from the body of the bag, and also being devoid ofcovering-leather. Figs. 4. and 5 are side elevations of said jawsdetached from central or end sections. 6 illustrates a blank from whichcertain side flanges are formed. Fig. 7 is a detail side elevation ofsaid central or end sections. Fig. Sis an elevation of a portion of theinner of the two jaws, and Fig. 9 is an elevation of a portion of theouter of said jaws. Fig. 10, Sheet 3, is a section taken on line X, Fig.2; and Fig. 11, an inside view of a portion of one of said jaws.

In said drawings, a indicates the body of the bag or satchel, at theopposite ends of wh1eh are arranged end sections, Z1 b, of the frame,said sections being flat strap-like pieces vertically disposed andperforated at their opposite ends to receive the inner and outer jaws,said perforated ends providing pivotal bearings for said jaws. Saidjaws, when pivoted on said central sections, are so constructed thatwhen closed together one overlaps the other, as indicated in Fig. 3.

The jaws pass one over the other when the two are folded together. Theoverlying one Ishall, for convenience in description, term an outer jaw,c. The remaining one I shall term the. inner one, 0. The said outerjawconsists, more especially, of a. longitudinal section, d, upon which theordinary lock-case and handle-rings find bearings. Said longitudinalsection is formed of one or two pieces of sheet metal, and is preferablybent longitudinally, as indicated in Fig. 10, forming a seat, (1, forsaid lock-case, and a vertical portion, 11 to raise the lock case seatabove the level of the upper portion of the bag, as indicated in Fig. l,and also to give stiffness and strength to said longitudinal port-ion.Said section is also bent at right angles or approximately at rightangles to the said vertical portion (1, and extends longitudinallyacross the bag with said vertical portion to form aflange, d which ispreferably perforated along its edge, as in Figs. 3 and 11, to receivethe bag material and allow of its being sewed or riveted to the bodymaterial, thesaid flange when bent as described and having the leatherbody material thereon extending under said material and supporting thesame, so that it will lie in about the same plane therewith. At theopposite end of the longitudinal portion of the outer jaw are securedshort side flanges or end sections f of the jaw, which extend from saidlongitudinal portions cl and connect the same with the ends of the endsections b b, so that the said parts d ff may together work pivot-allyon the said sections b b. The said end sections ff of the jaws, whichare preferably riveted upon the longitudinal section, as at g, andconnect said longitudinal section rigidly with the said end sections 1)b, or so there will be no independent movement between or of the parts,are of IOC 40 result.

sufiicient len th t rin h longi ud n l e tions of the jaws to about themiddle of the upper part of the bag when closed down thereon, and whenthus closed lie parallel with 5 the portions of the end bars b b, lyingthereunder.

\Vhen the jaws of the frame are closed together, said end sections ofthe jaws will longitudinally cover said end sections and conceal [2 thesame from view. Said side flanges are preferably of a single piece ofmetal, and are formed from the blank substantially such as shown in Fig.6. Said blank is bent at about the lines f and f Fig. 6, forming pivotalears f and f, which lie in parallel planes, and provide bearings for thepivot 'i, which connects said side flanges with the central or endsections 1).

The extremities of the longitudinal portion of the outer jaw extendslightly beyond the earsfi of the side flanges, being bent down and out,as atj,'forming a slight opening therebetween, as in Fig. 9, to allowfor thebody material of the bag.

The innerjaw, c, is of similar construction to that of the outer jaw,excepting that the longitudinal section is made somewhat smaller thanthat of the outer jaw, and has no outwardly and downwardly extending-portions corresponding to those marked j.

The ends of the longitudinal pieces of the inner jaw are so formed thatboth the ends of the flange d and the elevated portions corresponding tothe seats d will lie in a plane, and

5- thus together bear against the upper face, f, of the side flanges, asindicated in Fig. 4:, the elevated portion d being rounded down at theends, as in Fig. 8, and then bent on a plane with the flange d", as atd, to secure a proper In the outcrjaw the ends (P (2 do not preferablylie in the same plane with the ends of the flange d, but lie a littleabove to allow for the cover-leather of the jaw beneath.

Having thus described my invention, what I 5 claim as new is- 1. In abag or satchel frame, the combination, with end sections b b of a frame,of jaws c c, pivoted at the opposite ends of and connecting said endsections, each of said jaws consisting, essentially, of a seat, (1, avertical portion, 61*, to elevate said seat, and a perforated flange,(P, to receive the body material, and end sections ff, secured to theends of said section (I, and provided with ears f f pivoted on the endsectionsb b of the frame,

substantially as set forth.

.2, In com a on with jaws o a efrarne, strap-like end sections b b,disposed vertically edgewise at the ends of the frame and providingpivotal bearings for said jaws, substantially as and for the purposesset forth.

3. In combination, in a bag-frame with end bars or sections 1) b,providing pivotal bearings, jaws c 0, consisting of longitudinallybentportions (2, and sections f f, secured at the ends of saidlongitudinally-bent portions, providing ears f" f, said parts beingarranged and combined substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

4. In a bag-frame substantially'such as described, the combination, withend sections b b, ofjaws c 0, provided with sectionsf f at the endsthereof, said sectionsf f being each of a single piece bent to form earsf f, substantially as described. 73

5. In a bag-frame substantially such as described, ajaw combiningtherein end sections f f, and a longitudinal section, (1, having flanges(1 a vertical portion and an elevated seat, the last being rounded downat the extremities of said section (I, and bent to lie flush orapproximately fiush with the ends of said flanged, substantially asherein described.

6. In abag-frame substantially as described, end sections 6 b, jaws cc,with end sections f f, 8 5 rigidly secured to and connected bylongitudinal parts or sections d, and pivotally secured upon theextremities of the said sections 1) b, and adapted to lie,when in theirclosed positions, parallel with said end sections 12 b, the saidlongitudinal section d having a seat, d, raised above the said sectionsf f when in said closed positions, substantially as and for the purposesset forth.

7. In a bag-frame, the combination of end 5 bars or sections 1) b,longitudinal sections d d, and end sections ff, connecting saidlongitudinal sections with said end sections b b, being pivotallysecured upon said end sections 12 b, as at i, and. the longitudinalsections being zoo raised above the sections f f to form a raised seatat the center of the closed bag, substantially, as set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand this25th day of I05 March, 1887.

\VILLIAM ROEMER.

\Vitnessesz.

CHARLES H. PELL, Oscxn A. MICHEL.

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